Patriots land center in trade with Bills, their third deal for an offensive lineman this week

‘Bodine became expendable for Buffalo with the Thursday night announcement that presumptive starting center Mitch Morse — signed away from the Chiefs this offseason on a four-year, $44.5 million deal — has cleared the concussion protocol and should be available for Week 1. The Patriots, meanwhile, learned earlier this week that their own starting center, David Andrews, is likely to miss a significant amount of time after he was hospitalized when blood clots were discovered in is lungs.’